DAY113: BONUS!

A lot of people ask me how I feel about going home. And I thought of an original answer to that question:



Things I'm gonna miss:

1. Behaviors and cultural habits:

- People smiling at you and waving everywhere

- The cutest kids I've ever met that never cry

- The 'No problem' rule

- The No-rules rule

2. Food and hygiene:

- The small shower near the toilet bowl and I'm not the only one who loves it!

- Conversations about toilets and flushes

- Mango shakes & all the exotic fruits you find everywhere

3. Travel little things:

- Writing my blog on a dayly basis

- Going with the flow, improvising, being spontanuous no matter what

- Cheap and available taxis

- Backpackers' solidarity

4. Asian wonders:

- Random encounters and unexpected shared moments

- Very strange things you witness on the street

- Crazy power cables entertwined in the streets

- Wearing shorts and tank tops every single day - even though I probably can do so back home for a couple of months

- Misspelled signs that make it super funny



Things I ain't gonna miss:

1. Behaviors and cultural habits:

- Bargaining even when you're buying a bottle of water

- People trying desperately to scam you

- Crazy drivers not afraid to knock you over

2. Food:

- 'No have' when you spent 15 min going through the 40-page long menu

- These awkaward moments when you have to mime a chicken to be understood to get some street food

- Noodles and rice, what do they have against French fries?!

- Regular stomach problems because of the food and the malaria pills

- Dubious meat that spends ours outside surrounded by flies

3. Hygiene:

- Rats and coackroaches running around everywhere

- People spitting in the streets, especially in Myanmar when it's a disgusting red thing

- People sweeping the floor, even outside (I might miss it actually, I think it's super funny)

- People throwing trash anywhere (street, river...)

- Shoilet or toiwer however you call it. These two things are not supposed to merge, never!

- The thinnest toilet paper in the world. You need 30 leaves at least to get the job done

4. Travel little things:

- My curly hair because of the humidity

- Sleeper buses, crazy traffic and moody bus drivers

- Packing and unpacking, or more basically live constantly on the move

- Dorms and shared bathroom

- Warrior mosquitos that can even bite you through your cloths

5. Clothing:

- Sweaty and sticky cloths

- My Addas! But don't worry, I bring them back home ;-)



So, for all those reasons, I'd say it's pretty much even. But I am glad to get to see my family and friends again. It will be a nice break before going travelling again. That's why I feel good about it :-)